C2 Chapter 2

Jenna fell on her bed backward, sighing as she landed. “Ugh,” She thought. she heard yelling coming from the outside of her bedroom door. Evelyn and Mark were still at it. “ I’m getting the house you bafoon! You can sleep in your office,” scream Evelyn. You could hear the stomping by her bedroom door. “ Maybe I will!” replied Mark. Jenna rolled her eyes. This had been going on since Mark had found out about the affair. Jenna had known for months that something was up with Evelyn. She had a perk In her step, she was happy and laughing her attitude improved like she was when she first had moved in. As time went on, Evelyn had lost her spark, her shine. She was down and depressed. Jenna could see the change in her attitude when the affair started, she had gotten it back again.

Jenna sighed and put in some earbuds. This is not how she wanted to spend her birthday. She hit shuffle on her playlist and tried to relax. Tomorrow was visitation with her mother. She had asked for it to be on her birthday this time but the Morgs denied that wish because of church. They needed her there for their picture-perfect.

Daylight slowly became night and there was a knock on her door, It was Melanie. “ come in” said Jenna. Melanie opened the door and peered inside. My mom just left and dad ordered pizza. He asked that you come down”. Jenna nodded. “ ill be right there. Thank you, Melanie. “ Melanie smiled and closed the door. The twins sure could be annoying but they were sweet too. If she had allowed herself to get close to them, maybe they would feel like an actual brother and sister but she had learned her lesson and vowed to herself never again.

“She hopped up off her bed and stretched. She put her phone in her back pocket and walked to her bedroom door, opening it and walking out. She headed down the stairs and walked into the dining room. There was a single cupcake and a card on the counter. Jenna looked up at Melanie and Max and they both had the biggest grins. “ Happy birthday!” They said together. Jenna smiled. She was happy someone remembered her Birthday. Mark walked into the kitchen and handed all of them a plate of pizza. “ Happy birthday, Jenna.” He said. Jenna smiled. “ Thank you” she replied. The 4 of them sat at the table together. Talking about church and what the pastor had said. Jenna could tell Mark was sad but he didn’t let that lead on to the twins, Jenna knew that they had probably heard the yelling but Mark and Evelyn were trying to keep their falling apart lives from their children.

After dinner, Jenna cleaned up the plates and ran the dishwasher. The twins and their dad sat in the living room watching a movie. A movie about a human finding a vampire castle and falling in love with Dracula’s daughter. Jenna laughed as she walked back up to her room. “ How silly,” she thought. Vampires and supernaturals weren’t real. There were no zombies or bloodsuckers in the real world. She opened her bedroom door and went to get her pajamas out of her drawer. She slipped them on and then went into the bathroom to brush her teeth to get ready for bed. Afterward, she lay in her bed and opened up her book. She was reading a novel about living in the 1500s. A palace made of stone, a prince, and a banned relationship was involved. She licked her lips as she read the part about the prince. He was tall dark and handsome and of course, charming.

There was a knock on her door. Mark peaked his head in “ Don’t forget, Jenna. Tomorrow you told the twins you would take them to the history museum.” Jenna nodded. It was summer vacation. The Morgs also viewed her as a babysitter and since she liked the Twins, she didn’t mind as much. Most of her friends were on vacation with their families anyway. “ Goodnight,” Mark said. “ Night” Replied Jenna. She continued reading into the night and fell asleep with the book on her chest.

Her alarm started going off at 8 am. She got up and walked to Melanie’s bedroom first. She knocked and then opened the door slowly. Melanie was still sleeping, “wakey, sleepyhead.” Said Jenna. Melanie groaned and rolled over. “ we’re going to the museum today, remember?” asked Jenna. Melanie sat up quickly in bed. “ YAY. I'm so excited.” She exclaimed. Jenna laughed.” Good. Come down for breakfast so we can all get ready.” Melanie nodded.

Jenna went to Max’s room next. She could hear him inside playing video games. She knocked louder so he would hear her. She peaked her head into his room . “ come on and get ready for breakfast. We’re going to the museum today” she told him. “ Okay,” said Max. “I'll be down in a minute.” Jenna nodded and closed his door. She walked down the stairs to the kitchen and got out the ingredients for pancakes. She had all the plates ready when the twins came down. Mark walked into the kitchen. “ Looks good, Jenna. I gotta run. I'll see you guys tonight.” Jenna nodded. “ Bye,” They all said. Jenna looked around. Evelyn must not have come home, Jenna sighed.

“ Alright guys, I'm going to take a quick shower and we can go.” The twins nodded and she ran upstairs. She took a shower and put on her favorite pair of jeans with her favorite black shirt. She then French breaded her hair and did a little makeup. She was back downstairs in 30 minutes and everyone was ready to go. She grabbed the keys to the Honda Civic and they all climbed in. “ You guys ready for an adventure?” The twins nodded with excitement. “Good.” Said Jenna. She started the car and they drove to the museum.